Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 52.9% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Dublin
|
Ecuador
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.92
|
$3.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$6.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$0.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.91
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.65
|
$2.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.87
|
$4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
$1.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.24
|
$2.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.24
|
$0.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$0.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 59.5% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Ecuador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.62
|
$2.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€119.51
|
$17.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
$22,909.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€20.27
|
$12.40
|
|
pay 73.8% less for housing
Dublin
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
$33.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
$347.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
$270.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
$36.41
|
|
pay 63.0% less for childcare
Dublin
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
$219.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
$6,167.67
|
|
pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Ecuador
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.47
|
$2.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.94
|
$2.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
$5.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€46.40
|
$32.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.95
|
$6.62
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Ecuador
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€85.65
|
$52.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
$44.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€89.24
|
$95.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€92.38
|
$81.02
|
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